题目
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It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.
There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries—why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about nine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children as young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors, among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research. www. .com
If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it.” says a biologist.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?
A.Women’s brain is 10% less than men’s |
B.Grey matter plays the same role as white matter. |
C.Grey matter controls thinking in the brain. |
D.Both sexes have the same amount of white matter. |
A.Women prefer doing many things at a time. |
B.Men do better dealing with one job at a time. |
C.Women do not need to tell directions. |
D.Men have weaker spatial abilities. |
A.Young boys may be stronger than young girls. |
B.More women take up jobs requiring speech skills. |
C.Women may have stronger feelings than men. |
D.Our ancestors needed more spatial skills. |
A.Defensive. | B.Persuasive. | C.Supportive. | D.Objective. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
试题分析:文章分析了男女脑量的不同,以及男女所擅长的不同方面和不同的特点。
小题1:推理题。根据第一段最后一句The brain consists of “grey matter” and “white matter”. While men have more of the latter, the amount of “thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.可知男性的white matter更多,而grey matter男女几乎一致,而这一部分正是控制思维的。故C正确。
小题2:推理题。根据第二段最后When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.可知女性可以同时兼顾好几项工作,可以推断出男性一次做一份工作可能会更好一点,故B正确。
小题3:推理题。根据第4段These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills.可知女性更擅长语言技能,故选B。
小题4:观点态度题。通读全文可知作者是以一种客观的态度阐述事实,并没有太多的个人倾向,故D正确。
核心考点
试题【Do you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brai】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Before coming to the States, I thought I knew English pretty well. But the truth is that the grammar and vocabulary-based English that is taught in schools overseas(海外的)is not the English people speak in America.
But fear not! Once you are in America, you can immediately begin to bridge the gap(弥补差距)between the learned English that you already know, and the spoken English that is all around you. To do this, first of all, it is important not to fear when you realize that you may not be as prepared for daily communication as you thought. For me, as soon as I stopped worrying about my accent and started speaking, I made rapid progress. Often the people didn’t notice my mistakes because they were so glad to finally be able to communicate with me.
Another good idea is to listen carefully and pay attention to the way in which ideas are expressed. For example, if you are working hard and you want to stop working and rest for a little while, you can either say “I would like to stop working and rest for a while” or “I want to take a quick break from work.” The first sentence, I quickly learned, sounds dry and too formal for any kind of communication, while the second is an idiom(成语)that is widely used in American English conversation.
Finally, use what you already know---the vocabulary, the grammar and the spelling. Try to use these into the spoken language for more impressive and accurate(精确)speaking results.
小题1:What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.You’d better say “I don’t speak English” in the USA.
B.How you can improve your spoken English in the USA.
C.Idioms are widely used to express your ideas in the USA.
D.Listening is the best way to improve your spoken English in the USA.
小题2:At first the writer preferred to use the sentence “I don’t speak English” to .
A.admit he is a foreigner |
B.save much time for himself |
C.prevent himself from being laughed at |
D.avoid getting upset in communicating with others |
A.It is quite different from what the natives speak. |
B.It is taught in boring and wrong grammar. |
C.It has nothing to do with English. |
D.It has too small a vocabulary. |
A.As soon as he paid attention to the way Americans spoke.
B.The minute he found what has been learned useless.
C.The moment he got rid of the fear of speaking.
D.Immediately he arrived in the USA.
小题5:All the following are tips given buy the writer EXCEPT “ .”
A.speaking bravely | B.listening carefully |
C.using what you have learned | D.making few mistakes |
The warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colours are green, blue and violet. These colours, unlike warm colours , are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.
Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colours than in a room with cool colours. He suggests that a warm colour, such as red or orange is a good colour for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.
Researchers do not know why people think some colours are warm and other colours are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colours remind people of warm days and the cool colours remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.
小题1:Which of the following colours belong to cool colours?
A.Yellow, green. | B.Blue, violet. |
C.Black, blue. | D.Brown, white. |
A.Sociable people like warm colours. |
B.Warm colours can make people excited. |
C.People who like to be with others don’t like red. |
D.Where there are warm colours, people want to be active. |
A.Red or orange for offices. |
B.Orange for dining-rooms. |
C.Blue for bedrooms. |
D.Red for studies. |
A.It shows the reason why people think some colours are warm and others are cool. |
B.Warm colours remind people of warm days. |
C.Cool colours remind people of cool days. |
D.People have an agreeable opinion of warm colours and cool colours. |
YOUR BRAIN receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Two studies showed that just walking for three hours per week for only three months caused so many new neurons (神经细胞) to grow that it actually increased the size of people’s brains!
YOUR FACE receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, chronic emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your arteries (动脉) to narrow down, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle earlier. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.
YOUR GENES change. In May, a study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that changing your lifestyle changes your genes.
YOUR TELOMERES (染色体端粒) get longer. Telomeres are the ends of our chromosomes (染色体) that control how long we live. As telomeres become shorter, then cells age more quickly, thus shortening your life.
Besides, one of the most interesting findings in the study was that the mothers’ awareness of stress was more important than what was really occurring in their lives. The researchers gave the women a questionnaire and asked them to rate on a three-point scale how stressed they felt each day, and how out of control their lives felt to them. The women who were aware that they were under heavy stress had significantly shortened and damaged telomeres compared with those who felt more relaxed. On the contrary, some of the women who felt relaxed despite raising a disabled child had more normal-appearing telomeres.
In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed; if you feel fine, you are fine.
小题1:Which of the following are good for lengthening one’s life, according to the passage?
① eat healthy food ② drink plenty of water ③ take exercise ④ get up early
⑤ go to sleep early ⑥ release one’s stress
A.①③⑥ | B.①②③ | C.①⑤⑥ | D.③④⑥ |
A.your skin becomes white as there is plenty of sunshine |
B.your skin becomes smooth as there is much blood in it |
C.your skin looks pink as you are healthy |
D.your skin becomes soft as you exercise enough |
A.brains becoming cleverer | B.faces having fewer wrinkles |
C.arteries turning narrower | D.genes being changed |
A.mothers will have more damaged telomeres if they raise a disabled child |
B.mothers don’t know how to handle stress effectively |
C.some women were asked to fill out a questionnaire about educating children |
D.mothers’ positive attitudes are the key to managing their stress |
A.Eat better, live better | B.Feel better, live longer |
C.Less stress, fewer diseases | D.Smoke more, age sooner |
Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight. Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years because the first organisms (生物体) to be affected are either plants or plankton (浮游生物). These organisms are the food of fish, birds, and other creatures. When this food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it is not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river’s edge or on the sea shore that people realize what is happening.
Where do the substances which pollute water come from? There are two main sources, sewage(污水) and industrial waste. As more detergent (洗涤剂)is used in homes, more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas. Detergents harm water birds by breaking down the natural substances which keep their feathers waterproof. Sewage itself, if not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful since there are many highly poisonous materials in it, such as copper and lead.
So if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple. Sewage and industrial waste must be made clean before flowing into the water reservoirs. It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once.
小题1:Pollution in water is noticed ________.
A.when the first organisms are affected |
B.when many fish and birds die |
C.when poisons are poured into water |
D.As soon as the balance of nature is destroyed |
A.water | B.fish | C.Poison | D.oxygen |
A.full of water | B.not allowing water to go through |
C.covered with water | D.cleaned by water |
A.Industrial waste and chemicals | B.Water in the river |
C.Coal and wood | D.plastic |
Lead researcher Bob Stickgold at the Harvard Medical School said, "Sleep helps us draw rules from our experiences. It"s like knowing the difference between dogs and cats even if it"s hard to explain."
The US research team studied how well students remembered connections between words and symbols (象征) , reports New Scientist. They compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test, and if they had not slept. They found that people were better able to remember lists of related words after a night"s sleep than after the same time spent awake during the day. They also found it easier to remember themes (主题) that the words had in common. But they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awake. Prof. John Groeger, of Surrey University"s Sleep Research Centre, said, "People have been trying for years to find out what the purpose of sleep is, as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative (有助恢复的) value. " "We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day, and sleep seems to be the way the brain deals with it all."
小题1:The phrase" to sleep on a problem" in Paragraph 1 most likely means to______.
A.pay full attention to a problem | B.wait until later for a decision |
C.sleep to forget a problem | D.have difficulty sleeping |
A.put together words of similar meanings |
B.remember words and their meanings |
C.show their knowledge of words |
D.make up lists of related words |
A.Themes learned right before the test |
B.Rules from personal experience |
C.Words learnt before a good sleep |
D.Ideas stored together in the brain |
A.It shows sleep may help us manage information |
B.It helps find out the common themes of word |
C.It tells us that more sleep can improve health |
D.It proves the value of old-fashioned advice |
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